Electrode mounting



Dec. 8, 1936. B. c. MALICK 2,063,391

ELECTRODE MOUNTING Filed Dec. 29, 1934 NVEN OR Bmki K EM-um ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 8, 1936 o! Indiana.

This invention relates sympathise in electrode mountin and,more ".paruem ri to mountings for the electrode asseinhlies of an electrical precipitator or similar apparatus b i ser s sc t eiet s n l wherein the ass high temperatures.

In electrical precipitators intended"iorf sulfuric acid plants, or Ior thefprecipitation or solid particles from iurnace or oven, flue" ga es the electrodes together with theeelectrodefsup-f porting structure and insulated mountings there;

for are subjected to high temperatures during the operation oi thefprecipitator, which in lrnany cases results inthe distortion oi thefelectrodet supports and mounting" through flther nel expansion in an amount ,suflicient tofracture the. joints and bonds betweenthe various metal rne n bers comprising the supporting 'structuregjFur thermore, such distortion of; theQ-S iPPQrtmgK structure may resultin dislocatiori oi the ,.sus pended electrodeswith respect to lthe axis' :of the surrounding stationary, cylindrical mean-poet; in the case of aconventional precipitatorconstructed as disclosed in detail herein It is therefore an nobjectho f in unvention to provide an electrodemounting uponywhich the felectrode supporting structureis carried that will preclude ruptureof the jointsn andthonds thereof a which rnight otherwise. occur; through thermal expansion of the metallic parts'of rthe supporting structure during the; course of operation of the precipitator. I f -51 Another c e tt tw v dewe k electrode mounting, as described, which tends constantly t0 maintainthe electrode supporting structure in proper nrelationshiplto the stationaryselec trodes, therebylto encourage the maintenanceoi proper relative l positions between the suspended electrodes and the tstationaryvelectrodes. 40 Other ohjects, the advantagesfand uses oi the invention virilll be apparent upon reading the fol: lowing specification and claims, and after, con sideration of the" drawing fforrning'. a part of the speciflcationwherein:

* Fig. 1 isa fragmentarv-s'ectional viwthrougn an electrical precipitator of the type employedin sulfuric acid plants incorporating the features of my invention? Fig; 2is a toppla-n view of the electrode supporting structure' and mounting therefor;

Fig. 3 "is a fragmentary view, partially in sec tion, of my improved electrodemmountingpand Fig. 4 is-a' view'similar to Fig. 3 of ancther form of the mounting. g

With referenceto Fig. 1, the electricalprecipir stack or other smta leje' tatoruiusnfatojoompfises n hou ing: 115. n ,an irilet3. thrpugh whic suuur are admitted 'to the nous a flu top offtlie housing'whicmmav he c horizontal metal partition 9; 8 s? nt uppei 13 3 7 lS $i6 1. a d 21f. respectively. "A" plurality of tuliularlelectrodes; {extend through t e partitioniwsu; s and own; wardly into the lower, "section r fl' qdl hdt t i fl afi d' a admitted throughtheflue 3, p i through the electrodes '8 on" thi1whyft0. thes upper section I andto theflue 4, Q "The: electrodes nected iirrmuiti i and the pdrtitio nected through a bus I9'with the of a' uniidirectional'hightensionlcurrent sourc OLQWWQHWM t f l q 51 ;$h0W v IJischange electrodes"! |gpr reiabiy com rism b n b s r t mvred ne .l t tubulafri;electrodes fl andjare h t a l tm e 9 I t he P8 5 'hb e t; l pd ii n st t e! ffine ni; 1, 9 e h u' hth medmmQLI QMh QK ev Q In Fi 2 'I'haveillI trated the supporting! Y nv lan ew which n' yc nipriselapair offsixinchfiron ipe .l" spacedapart'fronr formed of "iron pi e; and a'pliiiaiit' oftwoincfi g electrodes H. ,are 'jded directlv nomjtne pipes: 15,101 enga ement of, the 'hook member ]agtner w tni 1 Short six i 11 pin 1 sect ns n, m y e welded 4b to thel'oppo'slite end portio titthciiiarallel pipes 14 and. eech hosgat'lits; .iowerljeria a har en steel bearing. platejl joined to fthipipeill'l through t the medium Jorge j'flen e iriember I I Weldin bonds betwe'enthe plate l a nange 4 resistance i'fo fl the" 'ele, H I v bet" ee'n, V The plates l8 are each provided with a shallow o'nidal recss2 l i'n'fthei'if lower surface 50 adapted to partiallyflreceivej" a gnaraeneq steel ball :2; whicwba'uj;ma ;rest jfi qnfiibearm plate 23 identical instructors? itheplate"'l,8 butjinvertedflfthe aunt; ,restin l n a sha low as by welding; to a pintle 25 secured. as shown at 26, to the upper end of an upright porcelain insulator 21 of the type, having petticoat side walls, as indicated at 28 and commonly employed for high tension electrodes. The insulators 21 are mounted upon the metal partition wall 5, a portion 29 thereof extending through the partition wall, and each may be provided with a central electrode 3i extending therethrough and connected at its upper end with the pintle Ii. Jumpers 32 may be connected between the flange members I! and the pintles 25 in order to conduct the high tension current about the ball joint support of the mounting. The electrodes Il may be connected in multiple. and to a bus 33 for connection with the negative terminal of the high tension current supply.

In operation hot sulfuric acid gases and vapors admitted to the chamber 8 through the inlet 3 are caused to pass through the tubular electrodes 8 and therefore through the high tension electrical field between the carbon discharge electrodes II and the inner walls of the tubular collecting electrodes 8 thus, through ionization of the'gases, to cause the liquid droplets of sulfuric acid to coalesce and to fall downwardly through the tubular electrodes upon the floor of the chamber 6, or into suitable pans provided therefor.

Inasmuch as the gases admitted to the chamber 6 are at a relatively high temperature .contact between the gases and the electrode supporting structure II, will cause thermal expansion of the pipe elements comprising the supporting structure. Such expansion may be particularly evident in the linear expansion of the relatively long and parallel pipes II. with the structure mounted upon my improved electrode mountings, such elongation of the pipes I will result inthe movement of the bearing plates il relative to the stationary bearing plates 23. This movement may take place without establishing any harmful strains whatsoever since the steel balls 22 in combination with the op- "posed bearing plates provide a virtually frictionless mounting.

During expansion, or contraction, of the electrode supporting structure II, as described, the inclined walls-of the conical recesses 2i and 24 of the bearing plates II and 23 respectively tend to maintain the carbon electrodes II in proper central alignment with the cylindrical or tubular electrodes I. In other words, linear expansion of the members H, for example, will cause the bearing plates It at opposite ends of the pipes it to move equal distances from the center of the complementary bearing plates 23 with the result that the mid-portions of the pipes It will not change their positions relative to the stationary tubular electrodes 8. The same may be said as to the result of linear expansion of the cross-pipes i6 comprising a part of the electrode supporting structure, which, together with the hangar pipes I 6 are also subject to equal linear expansion and contraction under the inifluence of temperature fluctuations.

' the electrode mounting which differs from that illustrated in detail in Fig. 3 only in the contour of the pockets Ila and 24a in the bearing plates Ila and 23a respectively. In this form of the mounting the pockets have spherical walls as distinguished from the conical walls of the pockets 2i and 24, the radius upon which the curvature of the walls is developed being apa,oss,se1

proximately four times that of the radius of the balls 22.

While I have presented herein certain .embodiments of my invention by description and illustration of the detailed structure thereof it is to be understood that such disclosure is for the purpose o illustration only and that the scope of my invention is to be limited only by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. An electrode mounting comprising, a substantially rigid metal electrode supporting frame including a plurality of depending vertical members, insulators fixed beneath and in substantial axial alignment with said members, and substantially frictionless thrust bearings interposed between said members and said insulators.

2. An electrode mounting comprising, a substantially rigid metal electrode supporting frame including a plurality of depending vertical members, insulators fixed beneath and in substantial axial alignment with said members, metal hearing plates fixed upon the adjacent ends of said depending members and said insulators, said plates having relatively shallow concave recesses in their opposed faces, and steel balls interposed between said plates and engageable with the walls of said recess to provide substantially frictionless thrust bearings between said members and said insulators.

3. An electrode mounting comprising, a substantially rigid metal electrode supporting frame including a plurality of depending vertical members, insulators fixed beneath and in substantial axial alignment with said members, metal bearing plates fixed upon the adjacent ends of said depending members and said insulators, said plates having relatively shallow concave recesses. their opposed faces, and steel balls interposed between said plates and engageable with the walls of said recess to provide substantial frictionless thrust bearings between said members and said insulators, said recess in said bearing plates having conical side walls thereby tending tolocate said steel balls centrally of the recess.

4. An electrode mounting comprising, a substantially rigid metal electrode supporting frame including a plurality of depending vertical members, insulators fixed beneath and in substantial axial alignment with said members, metal hearing plates fixed upon the adjacent ends of said depending members and said insulators, said plates having relatively shallow concave recesses in their opposed faces, steel balls interposed between said plates and engageable with the walls of said recess to provide substantially frictionless thrust bearings between said members and said insulators, and jumpers between said adjacent bearing plates to provide an electrical shunt about said bearings.

5. An electrode mounting comprising, an electrode supporting frame including a depending rigid member, an insulator fixed beneath and in substantial axial alignment with said depending member and an electrode extending axially through said insulator, metal bearing plates fixed upon the adjacent ends of said insulator and said depending member, said plates having relatively shallow concave recesses in their opposed faces. steel balls interposed between said plates and engageable with the walls of said recess to provide a substantially frictionless thrust bearing and 'a jumper between said adjacent bearing plates to provide an electrical shunt about said bearing.

6. An electrode mounting comprising, an upright insulator, a metal bearing plate mounted upon said insulator and having a shallow recess formed in the upper face thereof, a steel ball resting in said recess and free to roll upon the wall of the recess, and the metal bearing plate in axial alignment with said first bearing plate adapted to be fixed to an electrode support, said second named bearing plate having a shallow recess in the lower face thereof, within which said ball is partially received.

7. An electrode mounting comprising, an upright insulator, a metal bearing plate mounted upon said insulator and having a shallow spherical walled recess formed in the upper face thereof, a steel ball resting in said recess and free to roll upon the wall of the recess, and the metal bearing plate in axial alignment with said first bearing plate adapted to be fixed to an electrode support, said second named bearing plate having a shallow spherical walled recess in the lower face thereof, within which said ball is partially received.

8. In an electrical precipitator, a plurality of stationary electrodes, a rigid metallic electrode supporting frame, a plurality of electrodes suspended from said supporting frame and arranged in operative registration with said stationary electrodes, stationary insulators mounted beneath portions of said supporting frame, members rigidly fixed to said supporting frame and extending downwardly therefrom in substantial axial alignment with said insulators and means providing frictionlem supporting contact thrust bearings between said insulators and said Last named members whereby the members may move laterally upon substantial contraction of said supporting frame toward or away from the axis of said insulators.

9. In an electrical precipitator, a plurality of stationary electrodes, a rigid metallic electrode supporting frame, a plurality of electrodes suspended from said supporting frame and arranged in operative registration with said stationary electrodes, stationary insulators mounted beneath portions of said supporting frame, mem-' bers rigidly fixed to said supporting frame and extending downwardly therefrom in substantial axial alignment with said insulators and means providing frictionless supporting contact thrust bearings between said insulators and said last named members whereby the members may move laterally upon substantial contraction of said supporting frame toward or away from the axis of said insulators, said bearings, including bearing plates fixed to said members and said insulators respectively, having shallow concave recessesformed in their opposed faces and steel balls between the bearing plates and partially received within said recess.

10. An electrode mounting comprising, an electrode supporting frame, a member depending from said frame, an insulator fixed below and in substantial axial alignment with said member, and substantially frictionless bearing means interposed between said member and said insulator to provide a substantially frictionless thrust bearing between said member and said insulator.

11. An electrode mounting comprising, a substantially rigid metal electrode supporting frame including a plurality of depending vertical members, insulators fixed beneath and in substantial axial alignment with said members, metal bearing plates fixed upon the adjacent ends of said depending members and said insulators, said plates having recesses in their opposed faces, and means interposed between said plates and engageable with the walls of said recess to provide substantially frictionless thrust bearings between said members and said insulators.

- BOYD C. MALICK. 

